Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-04-15
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PesFs ss Regal Table, wasrs Good
ThfpEa Are red - stupid Dineys.

TesFs at Regal Tahiee whsre Good
ThipEa Are rsd - stupid Diners.
Tho strict ceremonial Of the dinnors OF
Queen Victoria las no. changed rinco hcr
assumption of tho tlronN A qunrt.r Of
al hour before the timo Rxel fr the r,-
Past-Eencrally 8 e'clock---aa tho part,
invited to dino with tho Quera meet ia
tlle grand salon and, ferIa thcmyclyca
into haH ei.cle about The door whxs
she rs expected to enter. Tho queen On
entering, makes beautiful eourtNy TOR
which she h renownei), then Iowa 10
the gentlemen, and gives her aai,d t. ITO
lsd!ea, who courtesy accple. Sho then
gecs in first 10 the toLlo, Accompanied
generally by enc Of her rons. IL any i'm
prrial VI royal pcrton n present. he sits
at hoT right hand. but even Id Tho ceso
I u Gea. Grant she rsSc-i the rrlnctvs
/ Ersirice iutwe'a them. The queen never
removes her glovss during dinner, cxo,pt
nt atato hanQuots This iR q sinyulsr
! piece Of oti9uetts, snd one would think Il
would hc exsctly tho revorse. Her gloves
arc new, " white kid embroidered with
black, novor worn but once, nnd L.cc,na.
after using. tho perQuisitcs VI tho laile,
In waiting. Tho queen hso . small aad
beautiful hand.
As soon as sho has Enlahcd a ocrtrin
plat" avery ono cioe stars ostinv II IL,
as when stc tilL.'t,ca hSr nih svury ono
clHs stops eating Gnh, s<o. Aftos sho hos
spoken TO hor guests on either r.dn, eoa.
votSAuon raay b,cams general. bus h n
s1hdued tone, always daforrinS 10 tho
sovereign. Sir Arthur Helps. who WAS
her private sccretary uscd to tell an
amusing nnccdoto OF bolng eruhi,,>l by
her f"r telling rather fuuay story down
tho table, among tho ladies -in-unitins.
" rcliove tho nonolonJ OF dreary din
aer. warn the que,a rcnsrsoI: "What
Is iS We are not amused" She lus
however, q love Of fan. and soinciine.s
langha heartily.
Tho dinncm at tho CuirlnM ara s.r
Eidrs niriplo all 10 etiquette. Tho name
formaiity is obsorrel in tho snlrance Q:
the king and queen. but the oonvorsa.
ton Is moro general, and the 1ucon aoes
no$ wear hct Glovsa. She con, ureos in
EnBiixh lucnuy. The king only speaks
ltulian and French. 10 tho conversation
Is generally in theA two languages.
Franch. Of courre, Is SUPPOSED to be q
universal language.
Tho dinners Of Germany nro not long,
but they nro formal 6n,l tedious, and tho
cooking doos not command itself to all
tastes.
Tho perfection OF q dinner is found In
London. gcn0rally nt tho houses of am
bnsUadOr1, who combine thu sxc..llcncna
of oil nations with tia follie4 Of mono.
After nsk;ng tlo consent * tho la,lies
lasSont. tho Italian and. Turkinh embas.
s!es allow the smoking OF cigarettes bo.
tween tho s,illl AMI dssss.t. Till, fash
tcn yIsva!ls ln France AID R,rsia, ladies
smoking quite ay freely as men. The
dinnens Of tie ear and tbs richer Rur-
Sian princes ara inolss OF their Kind II
was tho Risxian, who invented tie uea
OF osrving all the dishes from tho cut
dido; hence sarvlcs Ia pia'e. which
| pxovsnt1 tho tabla elt!h from hing
sanoared with gravy and other greasy
subs,anoM. The ,.,ioico porcelain AMI
glass. tho gold md silver. beautiful or
na,nc,t,-tb,&s srv tlis wonder OF ell
trnyclera no visit Russia.
Amo.da, having begun 10 import
cooLs snow yivah aA countries in tho art
I Of .nhncr giving. T7iu Gne napcry Of
10 hin, tho glass Of bohemia, ths gold
~ silver work Of Russia, tho choice
d;S,Sig ;,Sig services OF England. tho delicate
fouaiSAst Esanoo no 10 pretty dishes for
the iooa' anat}2 general tnstefulnesa OF
Amcrisan womeS SiiA9 IA expression in thcso
dinners. %@aenxtn
The Princess Louise e5 A: = a s,s.s3 =
l>orne live Mt Kcn-ingt st y 9